Irish Water has continued to move forward with its campaign to drive down leakage all over Fingal.

The utility is working to improve the water supply to homes and businesses across Swords as part of its national Leakage Reduction Programme.

Working in partnership with Fingal County Council, Irish Water will replace over 250 meters of old and damaged, cast iron water mains with modern, state-of-the-art pipes. This section of works will take place along Church Road progressing north to Bridge Street.

The project, which will begin next week, represents a significant investment by Irish Water and is expected to be completed by the end of August.

Highlighting the importance of these upgrades, Matt Thomson, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead with Irish Water, said: "We are delighted to announce this major investment in Swords. Replacing these old and damaged, cast iron water mains is the first step in tackling water quality, pressure and leakage issues which have been affecting homes and businesses. The works will not only reduce the amount of drinking water lost to leakage but will also significantly improve water quality for the local community as well as delivering a much more reliable supply for generations to come.

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"To minimise the impact on the local community, we are delivering these works on a phased basis with areas of work limited to short sections.

"On behalf of Irish Water, I would like thank the local community in advance for their patience and cooperation as traffic management will be necessary as the project progresses. However, based on previous experiences, we know that the short-term inconvenience will be overshadowed by the long-term benefits."

The project also involves laying new water service connections from the public water main in the road to customers' property boundaries and connecting it to the customer's water supply.

The works on Church Road will require a temporary road closure which has been approved by the Local Authority and has been communicated locally. The road closure will be in place from Monday 25 July to Friday 19 August. Traffic flows will be diverted via Brackenstown Road and Rathbeale Road during this time with local access and emergency services access only. This project will also require some short-term supply interruptions to water supply which may cause inconvenience to both businesses and local residents. The project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours' notice prior to any planned water interruptions. The project is being delivered on behalf of Irish Water by GMC Utilities LTD.

Irish Water will also be seeking to progress with further water main replacement works on Bridge Street, Swords later in August.